Technical shooting analysis

• The shot model
• Effect of success factors on the result
• Measurement of holding and aiming ability
• Graphical hold analysis
• Graphical aim analysis
• Graphical trigger control analysis
• Average shot: the trend curve
• Numerical skill analysis

Noptel Sport 2 measures accurately the gun orientation path on the target surface both before and after the shot, and record the shot itself. This path indicates how the shot was generated. No two absolutely identical paths exist, i.e. each shot has a unique history. On average the path forecasts the resulting score in a remarkable way. The gun orientation path in fact contains almost all the information required for the technical evaluation of the shooting performance! We have collected at Noptel tens of thousands of shots from shooters at all skill levels and developed a model to analyze the skill of the shooter in an objective, reliable and understandable way.

The shot model

The success factors and their interconnections are described in the shot model.

A shooter's hold denotes his ability to control his muscles and prevent unwanted movement, his aim denotes the accuracy with which he is able to direct the gun at the desired point on the target, and trigger control denotes the timing of the actual triggering event relative to the hold/aim process, and the cleanness with which triggering takes place. The success factors interact with each other. The key position is occupied by the hold factor, which is linked to the other success factors and to the result itself, i.e. it affects the result both directly and via the aim and trigger control. In addition, the result may have a counter-effect on the hold etc.

Our shooting software NOS makes it possible to analyze the success factors both graphically and numerically.

Effect of success factors on the result

Holding instability and aiming inaccuracy will reduce the actual achievable result level, while trigger control can either improve or further reduce the final result.

Measurement of holding and aiming ability

The fastest method to analyze a shot is to view the replay of the shot on the target level. The small blue cross shows the average gun orientation point, e.g. the aiming point during the selected statistical time (here 3 seconds). The green rectangle illustrates the area of gun movement horizontally and vertically, e.g. the holding area of the shot. Both aim and hold values are also available as numerical values.

Graphical hold analysis

The picture illustrates four different holding skills. It is easy to understand that the shooter having the smallest area of movement, has the best basis for good results. The monitor display reveals the hold behind a shot in couple of seconds.

Graphical aim analysis

The next picture shows examples of good and poor aiming for good and poor holds. The red arrow shows the average aiming point of the shots.

Graphical trigger control analysis

Triggering practice is easily analyzed using different forms of display. Here the same shot is illustrated using two different types of display: the target and time axis movement. A bad jerk is seen here.

Average shot: the trend curve

Trend curve discloses the style of the shooter. He/she can be a holder, an optimizer or a reaction shooter. The following curves are measurement results and show the average trends of hundreds of shooters.

Numerical skill analysis

The success factors are also quantified and can be used to compare different shooters and a shooter's development with time. This numerical box can be observed on real time on the monitor. The first two values are for hold, the next two are for aim and the last two are for trigger control.